After last weeks bout with several frosts that wiped out numerous gardens in town I still have color in the gardens. The flowers may not be as plentiful as earlier and a lot of that is probably due to that I have just cut out the water. We are now in a critical drought and since the season is really nearly over, I am taking a gamble and have stoped watering. Flowers or well water through the winter. Which wins? Well water through the winter. Rumor has it that we are going to get rain this week. I will believe it when I see it.
I was going to stop flowers this week, but after some pleas from my flower people I will continue until I really do have a freeze. I am glad I was talked into staying open. I have had so much fun talking to you all during the growing season. So. Until you hear otherwise, we are still here with flowers and hope to see many of you.
I got a notice from UPS Friday that my first box of many is going to be delivered on Monday. 21 Peony roots. I have space for them, I have been planning for them. Once they get planted all of the perennials that I have been buying and stashing in will be able to be planted into their permanent beds. That will be a big yay. Six yards of compost have been ordered and delivered. Much of that will go into the vegetable garden boxes for the arrival of the tulips, then the annual bed extensions, then top dressing of all the flower beds. Today I bought an interesting selection of fall asters to be planted in the perennial section, Even though my body has said, whoah, my enthusiasm and excitement is still strong. It is all mind over body anyway. Once the snow flies it will be all over rover until seeds are started again in January.
By the way, I have been neglectful of writing a newsletter many Monday and Thursdays evenings just because of time, and not enough of it, so just assume I will have flowers until I let you know I don’t. Thank you and until next week, Allie